The Greenville-Pickens Speedway was home to some of the best NASCAR races, including the first one ever televised. Despite that, the future of the track is in jeopardy, as there are plans to develop it into an industrial park. Mark Martin, who speaks on important issues in the sport, has, however, pushed back on those calls and revealed why it is important to save the historic track.
“We’ve already lost some very historic race tracks to reference Romford Speedway, for example, it was very historic… There are so many racetracks where the cities around them have grown all around them to a point where property becomes more valuable than the racetrack does,” said Martin. “We’ve already lost so many, I know there’s a huge battle at Greenville-Pickens.”
The FOX’s broadcast team also echoed the same tune, as Mike Joy encouraged more people to join the initiative to visit the iconic racetrack…